28This is the way that the armies of the people of Israel set out on their journey.
29Moses spoke to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite. Reuel was the father of Moses' wife. Moses spoke to Hobab and said, “We are traveling to a place that Yahweh described. Yahweh said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us and we will do you good. Yahweh has promised to do good for Israel.”
30But Hobab said to Moses, “I will not go with you. I will go to my own land and my own people.”
31Then Moses replied, “Please do not leave us. You know how to camp in the wilderness. You must watch out for us.
32If you go with us, we will do for you the same good that Yahweh does to us.”